TripAdvisor Reviews Qiancaowan Leisure Hotel (Bengbu)

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On the morning of my last full day in China I cant help but thinking back on my time in China and on how much I've learned while I have been here. I still remember the first time I tried to buy something using Chinese money. It was on the way home from the airport. Crammed into a minivan with nine other people, with all of our luggage piled on top of us, it soon became imperative that we stop for some water. Pulling over at one of the dirtiest ...

... how good or bad my lesson will go. My Kindergarten goes well today. I am happy that no one has spit on me or ate my lesson. The only distraction of the day happens during my third rotation when I show the kids some toilet paper and ask them what it is, and the all pull down their pants and motion wiping their butts. Even though my classes are going well I am relieved when 11:20 comes around and I ...

... 3. the school cafeteria. just picture an American school cafeteria and replace it with dirt covered walls and floors ( remember that hacking coughing spiting nastiness i was talking about earlier? they do it inside as well.) Then replace the food with rice , tofu, chicken feet and boiled veggies with enough red pepper in them to knock someone out.

4. I don't understand anything that is going on. One time I was in an assembly at ...

... oddly pink peppers, peanut butter, black olives , a can of spaghetti sauce, and a dash of taco seasoning later I was well pleased with myself. The room quickly filled with a delicious aroma. It almost had a floral smell to it. The returning teachers cast miserably envious stares at my boiling pot of spaghetti and raved at the amazing smell of the room. I ignored their sly remarks about slipping ...

... claws and intestine shreds in my food for the rest of the week. It has also been hard to take showers here since the randomly and with out notice shut the water off to save it . I haven't been able to shower in three days because every time i try the water is off. It usually works during the day but sometimes they like to shut it off for a couple of hours for some reason. ...